\n Then...

\n Then, several Ahadith and historical accounts confirm that the eldest son of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws had passed away during the lifetime of the Imam -asws , so was never nominated as an Imam and the 6 th Imam -asws continued with his Divine responsibilities, after his death, as an Imam for several years and finally left behind his -asws legatee, Musa -asws Ibn Jafar -asws , as the 7 th Imam.